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Mar 31, 1855 Saint Kitts, Saint Kitts and Nevis Died on 02 Oct 1900 (aged 45) Aries
R. C. O. Benjamin - Place of Birth, Date of Birth, Age, Wiki, Facts, Net Worth, Birthday, Biography and Family
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About R. C. O. Benjamin
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- Benjamin (March 31, 1855 – October 2, 1900) was a journalist, lawyer, and minister in the United States.
- He was an editor or contributor to numerous newspapers throughout the country, and may have been the first black editor of a white paper when he became editor of the Daily Sun In Los Angeles.
- He was also possibly the first black man admitted to the California bar, and may have been admitted to the bar in twelve states.
- In 1900 he was working as a prominent lawyer in Lexington Kentucky when he was beaten for helping register black voters by a white man who opposed his efforts.
- Later that day he was killed by the same man.
